best free antivirus ?

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I have been running avg for a while now and I just installed a fresh copy of win7 and was wondering if there was anything better out there these days?

[danielhv]

I have been running avg for a while now and I just installed a fresh copy of win7 and was wondering if there was anything better out there these days?

I use either AVG or Avast. Both work well, just depends on which user interface you prefer.

[Tx Redneck]

microsoft security essentials tighter integration with the operating systemlighter on resources and a better detection rate than both of those

[ram57ta]

x2 microsoft security essentials

[8mpg]

seems like every time I see a thread on antivirus, there is a new best

[Tx Redneck]

seems like every time I see a thread on antivirus, there is a new best

The developers are all working to be top dog. This is good for us, the end users.

[danielhv]

seems like every time I see a thread on antivirus, there is a new best

x2

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microsoft security essentials tighter integration with the operating systemlighter on resources and a better detection rate than both of those

I had heard that recently as well and was wondering if any of you would recommend it. I think I will give it a whirl.

[8mpg]

The developers are all working to be top dog. This is good for us, the end users.

Well thanks for the recommendation. I just formatted and loaded the Windows7 onto a SSD. Microsoft Security Essentials is my new antivirus

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what about a program to clean up the registry?

[Tx Redneck]

It's really not necessary on today's fast pc's but if you want a utility that has the ability, Ccleaner gets my nod.

It can be especially helpful for stopping progs that wanna start w/ windows.


8mpg, since you're usin an ssd, read over this.

http://www.theraptorpit.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6004-useful-info-on-ssds/page__fromsearch__1

[Tx Redneck]

I should note that if you're using a hacked/cracked copy of Win, MSE will eventually net you a "This version of Win is not genuine" warning.

It calls home ever so often to verify its genuine status.

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My copy is legit, (on this machine) I am running an SSD as well and did not know that doing a normal defrag was bad... what happens when you do this? (I have done it several times)

[RuStYpNuS]

contact ozzeran, that dude hooked me up with windows 7 ultimate, norton 2011 and office 07.......dirt cheap

[Tx Redneck]

My copy is legit, (on this machine) I am running an SSD as well and did not know that doing a normal defrag was bad... what happens when you do this? (I have done it several times)

ssds have a limited amount of read/write cycles on each cell of the nand memory, a regular defrag shorten the life of the cells buy performing a bunch of read write cycles.